Alienware m17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive203% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware m17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 18:22
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 232
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 686
66% 543 Pts
64-Core 974
60% 974 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4114
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.4% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 75.5
8% 32.3 fps
MRender 18.7
Gravity 12
Splatting 73.9
32% 34.8 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 102%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
612GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 1013 903 1006 946 961 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,173
Write 1,001
Mixed 858
SusWrite 863
219% 974 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 59.9
199% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1009
DQ Write 840
DQ Mixed 884
673% 911 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 203%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
78% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 21.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical m17 R2 Builds (Compare 214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17 R2

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